Overview

Conservation agriculture—consisting of four components including permanent soil cover, minimum soil disturbance, diversified crop rotations and integrated weed management—is considered the principal pathway to sustainable agriculture and the conservation of natural resources and the environment. Leading researchers in the field describe the basic principles of conservation agriculture, and synthesize recent advances and developments in conservation agriculture research. This book is a ready reference on conservation agriculture and reinforces the understanding for its utilization to develop environmentally sustainable and profitable food production systems. The book describes various elements of conservation agriculture; highlights the associated breeding and modeling efforts; analyses the experiences and challenges in conservation agriculture in different regions of the world; and proposes some pragmatic options and new areas of research in this very important area of agriculture.

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Author:   Muhammad Farooq ,  Kadambot H. M. Siddique
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
Weight:   1.393kg
ISBN:  

9783319350554

ISBN 10:   3319350552
Pages:   665
Publication Date:   10 September 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Part 1: Introduction 1. Conservation Agriculture: Concepts, Brief History and Impacts on Agricultural Systems; Muhammad Farooq and Kadambot H.M. Siddique Part 2: Elements of Conservation Agriculture 2. Crop Rotations and Residue Management in Conservation Agriculture; Leonard Rusinamhodzi 3. Weed Management in Conservation Agriculture Systems; V.P. Singh, K.K. Barman, Raghwendra Singh and A.R. Sharma 4. Nutrient Management Perspectives in Conservation Agriculture; Christos Dordas 5. Farm Machinery for Conservation Agriculture; S. Mkomwa, P. Kaumbutho and P. Makungu 6. Insect Pest Management in Conservation Agriculture; Ahmad Nawaz and Jam Nazeer Ahmad Part 3: Modeling and Crop Improvement for Conservation Agriculture 7. Breeding for Conservation Agriculture; Tariq Mahmood and Richard Trethowan 8. Modeling Conservation Agriculture; Bruno Basso and Luigi Sartori Part 4: Status of Conservation Agriculture: some case studies 9. Conservation Agriculture in the Middle East; Stephen Loss, Atef Haddad, Yaseen Khalil, Abdulsattar Alrijabo, David Feindel, and Colin Piggin 10. Explaining Adoption and Measuring Impacts of Conservation Agriculture on Productive Efficiency, Income, Poverty and Food Security in Syria; Y.A. Yigezu1, A. Mugera, T. El-Shater, Colin Piggin, Atef Haddad, Yaseen Khalil1, Stephen Loss 11. Conservation Agriculture in South Asia; Hafeez-ur-Rehman1, Ahmad Nawaz, Yashpal Singh Saharawat and Muhammad Farooq 12. Conservation Agriculture in South East Asia; Jean-Claude Legoupil, Pascal Lienhard and Anonh Khamhoung 13. Conservation Agriculture in Rainfed Areas of China; Lingling Li, Bill Bellotti, Renzhi Zhang and Hailin Zhang 14. Conservation Agriculture in Australia and New Zealand; P.R. Ward and K.H.M. Siddique 15. Conservation Agriculture in Europe; G. Basch, T. Friedrich, A. Kassam and E. Gonzalez-Sanchez 16. Conservation Agriculture in Latin America; A. Speratti, M.-S. Turmel, A. Calegari, C.F. Araujo-Junior, A. Violic, P. Wall, and B. Govaerts 17. Conservation Agriculture in North America; N. Hansen, S. Tubbs, F. Fernandez, S. Green, N. Hansen and W.B. Stevens 18. Conservation Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa; Marc Corbeels, Thierfelder and Leonard Rusinamhodzi Part 5: Conservation Agriculture in Agricultural Systems 19. Conservation Agriculture and Soil Carbon Sequestration; Ch. Srinivasarao, Rattan Lal, Sumanta Kundu and Pravin B Thakur 20. Application of Microbiology in Conservation Agriculture; J. Habig, A.I. Hassen and A. Swart 21. Conservation Agriculture in Organic Farming: Experiences, Challenges and Opportunities; J. Peigné, V. Lefevre, J.F. Vian and Ph. Fleury 22. Conservation Agriculture and Climate Change; M. Pisante, F. Stagnari, M. Acutis, M. Bindi, Lorenzo Brilli, Valentina Di Stefano and M. Carozzi 23. Farmer Adoption of Conservation Agriculture; Duncan Knowler

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